Britain in 1951

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  • 1951 politics
      • Key turning points
        • 1. 1951 - start of 13 year Tory rule
          • End of Labour & Attlee Gov - achieved all promises in 45 manifesto
            • 51-97 = tory 'natural party of Gov''
        • 2. 1979 - start of 11 year Thatcher dominance
        • 3. 1997 - new labour dominance
    • Two party electoral system
      • 1951 onwards
        • Labour & Tory have near total political dominance
          • FPTP effects & insignificance of Liberals  & negligible impact of smaller parties
    • Rise of consensus politics
      • Political gap between major parties smaller than ever
      • Labour = moderate & patriotic
        • Tory reformist policy makers keen to build on national cooperation
          • To maintain post war consensus

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